Rematerialisation

Actually it would have been very handy to have a TARDIS to help with the move – infinite space and instant relocation – it would have saved a lot of stress over whether my worldies would fit in the lorry and the delay caused by a broken bearing (though the TARDIS would probably have veered off course and been stranded in the year 5.5/Apple/26, or been trapped in a Dalek time corridor, which might have been even more stressful). Moving has kept me busy for quite a while!

I’ve been settled here and working just over a week. Cardiff is very compact – people tell me you can walk everywhere but I’ve tried that and it’s not quite true (not like it was in Lewes). Public transport here is amazing though. There are several local train lines – each with around 6 services an hour in each direction – loads of buses, and a bikes you can hire with your phone

One consequence of being a very compact city is that you can walk straight from a nice old victorian street into a building site, a new development or an area that might be, shall we say, ripe for redevelopment. The bay, as it was when I first visited it just after it had been created, juxtaposes elegant new developments (and some not so elegant ones) with decaying victorian buildings and rusting lock gates.

My walk to work is great, and takes me down the river, past the castle and through the town centre. I miss Lewes and I had no desire to end up in a city, but there are lots of bits of Cardiff that are very nice. And being a city it has one advantage – an Apple Store (which opened on the day of my job interview) – and it’s only thanks to my iron self discipline that there have been a couple of days when I haven’t gone in on my way home.

Everywhere I go I suddenly find I’m somewhere I recognise, because I’ve seen it in Doctor Who or Torchwood.

I was down at the bay and I saw some flowers and photos, and I thought how sad, someone’s slipped into the water and drowned. When I looked at the pictures, I thought it even sadder, because I recognised the face. It was only when I realised it was actor Gareth David-Lloyd that I administered myself a kick, because I realised what it was.

Alas the worms died some time ago – it appears I am guilty of not disclosing this on the blog (I did mean to!) The wormery got very full, so I left the worms to get on with digesting it. Every time I checked they were getting on fine, and there was plenty of uncomposted waste ontop. Then one day there was no uncomposted waste, and there were no worms – I suspect they had composted themselves. ;(

I have left behind the frogs, too. There was only one fatality this year, and there were three breeding pairs when I left. However, cats have now moved in and I fear there may be a population decline imminent…

Alas the worms died some time ago – it appears I am guilty of not disclosing this on the blog (I did mean to!) The wormery got very full, so I left the worms to get on with digesting it. Every time I checked they were getting on fine, and there was plenty of uncomposted waste ontop. Then one day there was no uncomposted waste, and there were no worms – I suspect they had composted themselves. ;(

I have left behind the frogs, too. There was only one fatality this year, and there were three breeding pairs when I left. However, cats have now moved in and I fear there may be a population decline imminent…

Alas the worms died some time ago – it appears I am guilty of not disclosing this on the blog (I did mean to!) The wormery got very full, so I left the worms to get on with digesting it. Every time I checked they were getting on fine, and there was plenty of uncomposted waste ontop. Then one day there was no uncomposted waste, and there were no worms – I suspect they had composted themselves. ;(

I have left behind the frogs, too. There was only one fatality this year, and there were three breeding pairs when I left. However, cats have now moved in and I fear there may be a population decline imminent…